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Jon Riggie brings Gongfu to Elmwood Village, Lucky Day has your seafood tower Jon Riggie takes a moment from pouring cups for tea pals to present a disc of dry-fermented tea wrapped in mulberry paper.Jon Riggie’s Elmwood Village tea shop offers Buffalo a new window into the oldest tea culture on the planet.Tea has deep […]
People who grew up on government cheese didn’t experience what you might call fully fledged restaurants until adulthood. The first time a server put a relish tray of radish roses, pickle spears, and California olives in the middle of my white tablecloth, I panicked. “I didn’t order that,” I blurted, thinking of the bill. “That’s […]
Frisco melt at The Nickel Plate. When it debuted in 1931, the Niagara Frontier Food Terminal was a model hub for feeding the 13th largest city in the United States. The warehouse complex of cream-colored brick at the confluence of railways, highways, and Clinton and Bailey avenues fed the region. Railcars and tractor-trailers emptied the […]
Toum is every bit as glossy and rich as mayonnaise, without animal involvement. If you love garlic and mayonnaise, but don’t love eggs, toum is the answer. Straight out of the Lebanese canon, toum is garlic, lemon, and oil whipped into a rich, glossy spread that could easily mistaken for mayonnaise. Until the flavor hits […]
Jon Riggie takes a moment from pouring cups for tea pals to present a disc of dry-fermented tea wrapped in mulberry paper. Jon Riggie’s Elmwood Village tea shop offers Buffalo a new window into the oldest tea culture on the planet. Tea has deep roots in China. From circa 2000 BCE mentions of brewing tea […]
Most Buffalo diners don’t know how good they have it. Manhattanites are jealous of our menu prices, and few cities this size boast such a diverse lineup of world cuisines. If you try to do your ABCs with nations whose delicacies are offered here, you’ll come up short only for X, Q, Z, and O. […]
Parker’s steak and ale pie, $8. When Emma Reynolds, of West Sussex, England, moved to East Aurora, one of the first things she did after unpacking was find a sausagemaker. Moving to the United States for her husband’s job wasn’t Reynold’s first plunge into the British diaspora. Grown up on Lincolnshire sausages, of coarsely ground […]
Chicken fried steak with country gravy, green chile cheese grits, and fried okra at Southern Belle Diner. Southern Belle Diner has become an oasis of relief and respite for those of us who love chicken fried steak but cannot abide by the Cracker Barrel version. Cody Hix, a former Special Forces operator who grew up […]
Tortuga Sandwich Shop was born five years ago in Sanborn, to Andrew Smiedala of Tonawanda, and Carla of Coroico, Bolivia. On March 18, they will proudly introduce its sibling to the world, at 3189 Delaware Ave., Kenmore. Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Tortuga Kenmore will have a slightly expanded menu, adding a few best-hits specials like […]
Rodney Wilkinson spent his firefighting career finding ways into burning buildings. Getting into the restaurant business seemed like a logical next step. In the worst climate for independent restaurants since the Great Depression, the retired Buffalo Fire Department lieutenant opened The Fire Spot, his soul food and breakfast spot in Tonawanda. Over two years, Wilkinson […]
Shango Bistro’s new look is thanks to the restaurant’s core staff. Last fall, James Guarino, who owns University Heights New Orleans style restaurant Shango Bistro, realized the 20-year-old room needed a complete refresh to have any chance at surviving the worst economic climate for restaurants since the Great Depression. This week, Shango Bistro, 3260 Main […]
Brick-oven pies are at the core of Larkin Square menu, but Thursdays are for Mai Tai mavens Funghi hazelnut pizza, a special at Hydraulic Hearth The sit-down pizza parlor once roamed in great herds across America before being driven to the brink of extinction by the expansion of delivery systems and takeout spots. At Hydraulic […]
Healthier eats tips for Elmwood Village, where to find shrimp parm Chelsae Steward started when Salt Cuisine did, and became its owner in 2022. Every workday, worn-out breadwinners finish shifts and head home with one more mission: pick up dinner. They dial pizzeria numbers they know by heart, spend wild money for supermarket steam-table meals, […]
After cooking on two continents, Hla Thu get to feed people his favorites Thai beef salad at Bamboo Ridge Buffalo is a city made by immigrants. In the heart of Allentown, Hla Thu is staking his claim to his own American dream at Bamboo Ridge. Born on Ramree Island in Burma, Thu immigrated to the […]
Oded Rauvenpoor at Patina 250, Orso Nero lands, Moriarty curry lamb pie Jenn Batt of Quokka Sweets poses with a pastry order. Better ice cream is possible. Just ask Jenn Batt. She should know. The former Grange Community Kitchen pastry chef is an all-around confections expert. By day, Batt’s a product developer for a dessert […]